Reference

Your Dictionary

A general dictionary and thesaurus 

 

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED)

An historical dictionary of the English language (as opposed to one which only has definitions for a contemporary reader).

 

The Online Slang Dictionary

A modern dictionary for contemporary readers and writers; this dictionary is a collaborative project that gathers its definition from Web user contributions.

HyperHistory Online

A listing of over 1,200 files covering 3,000 years of world history; this dynamic site includes graphics, text files, lifelines, timelines, and maps.

 

Research

Columbia Guide to Online Style

Guidelines for citing electronic sources in MLA; created by Janice R. Walker and Todd Taylor and endorsed by the Alliance for Computers and Writing.

Chicago Manual of Style FAQ page
        U of Chicago Press frequently asked questions page

Thinking Critically about World Wide Web Resources

A list of questions to help those conducting research to evaluate the quality of a variety of WWW sources.

 

Additional Resources

 

Nearly 200 Ways to Say "Says"

A list that will help writers avoid repetition when citing sources in their research papers.

Plagiarism

The Ohio State University's official position on plagiarism; composed and adopted by the Department of English.

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